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01-27-2015, 12:27 PM
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#201
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2002 Escape 13'
Posts: 967
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Quote:
Originally Posted by singletracker
How is the Nova Kool working out?
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..so far just fine but I have only been out once. I may go to the desert in a few weeks and can't wait to try it this summer.
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01-27-2015, 02:30 PM
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#202
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Southern Appalachians, Georgia
Trailer: 2015 19' Escape "On the Lam"
Posts: 178
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Good to know the solar panels won't add much resistance. By the time we put the kayaks and bikes on the truck (Ford F-150 Eco Boost), loaded up the Casita and truck, we were getting 15/16mpg average, some of that in hilly and mountainous areas. With 2 panels on the Escape, and the portable 80W we already had, we hope to leave the 3000W propane generator behind (heavy little bugger). Everything's a trade-off~
Santacruiser's idea about taking off the boat racks is great. We may do this for the trip west to pick up the Escape. Don't know yet...
Gae
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01-27-2015, 04:41 PM
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#203
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oldclimber
By the time we put the kayaks and bikes on the truck (Ford F-150 Eco Boost).....
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You've already got half the battle won Gae. You have the right truck.
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01-27-2015, 05:14 PM
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#204
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Southern Appalachians, Georgia
Trailer: 2015 19' Escape "On the Lam"
Posts: 178
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Thanks--it's big, but we love it.
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02-01-2015, 12:59 AM
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#205
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: palo alto, California
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 Classic #7
Posts: 314
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Steven,
how did you wire the 3 panels?
any issue mixing the 95s with the 160?
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02-01-2015, 10:28 AM
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#206
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2002 Escape 13'
Posts: 967
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 7th Heaven
Steven,
how did you wire the 3 panels?
any issue mixing the 95s with the 160?
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These panels have waterproof MC4 connectors which can be plugged into each other making parallel connections. It is important to use panels with the same output voltage (about 17 volts). Then the panel watt values can be mixed. The 160 I have is the highest watt panel I could find that is low voltage. Panels used on houses are much higher voltage. Mine are all around 17 volt. Short, pre-assembled cables are available with MC4 connectors on each end when a pair of wires isn't long enough. I bought a couple of short 6' cables and plugged them in together for the front panel.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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02-01-2015, 06:12 PM
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#207
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Arvada, Colorado
Trailer: 2015 E'21 - 'Velocity'. Tow: Toyota Tacoma V6, 4X4, manual.
Posts: 1,692
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hotfishtacos
...It is important to use panels with the same output voltage (about 17 volts). Then the panel watt values can be mixed. The 160 I have is the highest watt panel I could find that is low voltage. Panels used on houses are much higher voltage. Mine are all around 17 volt. ...
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Mixing the high voltage (34-36v) panels with the low voltage (17-18v) panels does no harm except to your pocketbook - IF - there is a blocking diode in each panel before the common connection. ( And there really should be.) The lower voltage panels will not contribute wattage until the drain on the solar system exceeds the wattage of the higher voltage panel.
The impact to the pocket book is that you paid for high voltage and then lost that power in the regulator when it drops it down to 13.7v for charging the battery. The difference in 34 to 13.7 is converted to waste heat. Plus, the higher voltage panels tend to be twice as expensive, so you have lost $ in two ways.
There is a partial exception to this rule-of-thumb. If you spend the big $$$ on a MPPT regulator then you will get all the power the big panel will produce. (A good MPPT regulator can run $400 and up.)
Now, if someone gives you a house-style panel for free, then go for it, but monitor the regulator for excessive heating.
Bottom line: Mixing low and high voltage panels could work but it gets expensive and complicated. Escape trailers are happier with 17-18v panels.
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Alan
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08-07-2015, 12:11 PM
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#208
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: three rivers, California
Trailer: 1998 Avion 28
Posts: 3
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new to this forum. I can not get the pictures. need help!!!!!!
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08-07-2015, 01:43 PM
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#209
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: North Van., British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19, sold; 2019 Escape 21, Sept. 2019
Posts: 8,810
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Do you mean that you can't go back to posts that had pictures and see the photos?
Ron
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08-07-2015, 02:58 PM
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#210
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Could be because this is the first post....
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08-08-2015, 07:36 AM
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#211
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: three rivers, California
Trailer: 1998 Avion 28
Posts: 3
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I just could not open the pictures. I was able to get back to the posting.
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08-08-2015, 10:04 AM
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#212
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: N/A, Indiana
Trailer: Escape
Posts: 976
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For some reason the pictures of the nova cool frig installation by Steve are not visible when I attempted to view them also. See posts 48 and 92. Moderators
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08-08-2015, 02:37 PM
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#213
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jubal
For some reason the pictures of the nova cool frig installation by Steve are not visible when I attempted to view them also. See posts 48 and 92. Moderators
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In at least post #92, when I view it there are just spaces where there are apparently supposed to be images - not even a placeholder, link, or box. this is strange, because then I use the Quote feature it shows me that codes for the images are there, such as this one:
Code:
Well now that's weird... the Code block is supposed to show the code, without attempting to interpret it. Here's the same code, with the square brackets replaced by brace brackets so it will just show as text:
{IMG}http://www.escapeforum.org/forums/members/1107-albums95-picture1198.jpg{/IMG}
I put the same code in this response:
Again, nothing.
I note that these images are in an EscapeForum member album.
I tried opening the image as a link (rather than an image embedded in a post - there's no error, but the resulting page is blank:
www.escapeforum.org/forums/members/1107-albums95-picture1198.jpg
Knowing that this is Steve's album, I worked my way into that... but there doesn't seem to be a good way to navigate by member so I scanned through by date... and didn't find them (but then I only know the date of Steve's post, not of his photos).
Examining the format of URLs for member albums, it appears that Steve's should be Escape Trailer Owners Community - hotfishtacos's Albums ... but there are no photos.
Going back to member profiles, it appears that Steve' profile is missing the Album widget (on the right side of the member profile page) that others have... even if they have no albums. This appears to likely be an issue with Steve's album(s), not the members having problems seeing it.
Admin?
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08-08-2015, 08:38 PM
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#214
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: N/A, Indiana
Trailer: Escape
Posts: 976
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Administrator needed
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08-08-2015, 08:40 PM
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#215
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jubal
Administrator needed
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Steve is needed. By the way, where is he? Haven't seen him on here in ages. Steeeeeve, chime in. A founding member of SCABS needs to represent.
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08-08-2015, 09:05 PM
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#216
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
Steve is needed. By the way, where is he? Haven't seen him on here in ages
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I'm not sure that Steve can fix this. I have created no albums, and my profile still has an Albums section (which just says "You have not created any albums"). I don't think the member can control whether or not the Albums functionality exists for their account. Still, it's always good to hear from Steve
My wild guess is some sort of database corruption.
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08-09-2015, 08:14 AM
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#217
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,050
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jubal
Administrator needed
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So, did you contact them? Escape Trailer Owners Community - Contact Us
Remember, moderators are not administrators. I'll take care of it. Admins don't typically read the threads, they're working in the background.
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Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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08-09-2015, 08:27 AM
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#218
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: N/A, Indiana
Trailer: Escape
Posts: 976
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
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Thank you. Where is the "contact us link located" ? I did not see it in the forum help section.
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08-09-2015, 08:30 AM
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#219
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: N/A, Indiana
Trailer: Escape
Posts: 976
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jubal
Thank you. Where is the "contact us link located" ? I did not see it in the forum help section.
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Ok, I found the link at the bottom of the home page along with the interesting archives.
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08-09-2015, 08:58 AM
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#220
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,050
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Thanks Bob. It's important if members see something hinkey with the software to let someone know, just not posting in a thread. I very seldom go back and reread old threads in their entirety. I didn't realize pics were missing. Not that I can fix it, but I'm sure an admin would like to check it out. Rather than inundate the Admins with messages, it may be best to send a moderator a PM as the first line of defense.
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Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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